2011 League of Ireland First Division

The 2011 League of Ireland First Division season was the 27th season of the League of Ireland First Division. The First Division was contested by 11 teams and Cork City won the title.

League of Ireland First Division
Season2011
ChampionsCork City
PromotedShelbourne
Monaghan United
Top goalscorerGraham Cummins: 24
(Cork City) [1]
Biggest home winLimerick 6–0 Wexford Youths
Biggest away winAthlone Town 0–7 Cork City
Highest scoringWexford Youths 3–5 Mervue United
← 2010
2012 →

Teams
2011 League of Ireland First Division teams
Team Base Stadium
Athlone TownAthloneAthlone Town Stadium
Cork CityCorkTurner's Cross
Finn HarpsBallybofeyFinn Park
LimerickLimerickJackman Park
Longford TownLongfordFlancare Park
Mervue UnitedGalwayTerryland Park
Monaghan UnitedMonaghanKingspan Century Park
Salthill DevonSalthillDrom Soccer Park
ShelbourneDrumcondraTolka Park
Waterford UnitedWaterfordWaterford RSC
Wexford YouthsCrossabegFerrycarraig Park

Overview

This season the division featured 11 clubs. This was because Sporting Fingal withdrew from the Premier Division shortly before the season was due to start. Drogheda United, who were originally due to play in the 2011 First Division after being relegated from the 2010 Premier Division, were drafted in to replace Sporting Fingal in the top division. Each team played the other teams three times, totaling 30 games. Cork City finished as champions and were automatically promoted to the Premier Division. Runners up Shelbourne were also promoted, as were third placed Monaghan United after winning a play-off. [2]

Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cork City (C, P) 30 20 9 1 73 26 +47 69 Promoted to Premier Division
2 Shelbourne (P) 30 22 2 6 62 24 +38 68 Promoted to Premier Division
3 Monaghan United (P) 30 21 4 5 60 27 +33 67 Promoted to Premier Division after play-off
4 Limerick 30 20 6 4 49 22 +27 66
5 Waterford United 30 13 3 14 37 31 +6 42
6 Longford Town 30 12 4 14 38 41 −3 40
7 Mervue United 30 10 4 16 37 45 −8 34
8 Athlone Town 30 9 5 16 25 53 −28 32
9 Finn Harps 30 8 4 18 29 45 −16 28
10 Wexford Youths 30 4 2 24 29 69 −40 14
11 Salthill Devon 30 2 5 23 18 74 −56 11
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Results

Matches 1–20
Home \ Away ATH COR FHA LIM LON MER MON SAL SHE WAT WEX
Athlone Town 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–0 0–4 0–3 2–0
Cork City 2–0 5–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 4–1 2–3 1–0
Finn Harps 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–2 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–1
Limerick 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 0–3 1–0 0–1
Longford Town 2–0 1–3 3–2 1–2 2–1 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–1
Mervue United 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–0
Monaghan United 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–1
Salthill Devon 1–1 1–5 0–4 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–5 0–1 0–2 2–1
Shelbourne 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 2–3 4–1 2–1 4–2
Waterford United 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 4–0 0–1 0–1
Wexford Youths 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–3 0–2 3–5 1–2 1–3 0–1 1–2
Source: www.rsssf.com
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 21–30
Home \ Away ATH COR FHA LIM LON MER MON SAL SHE WAT WEX
Athlone Town 0–7 0–1 4–1 0–5 0–2
Cork City 5–2 3–3 3–1 3–1 2–2
Finn Harps 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–0 4–1
Limerick 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 6–0
Longford Town 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–1
Mervue United 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2
Monaghan United 0–1 3–2 3–0 3–1 2–0
Salthill Devon 1–3 0–4 0–5 1–4 1–3
Shelbourne 1–2 4–0 1–2 1–2 3–0
Waterford United 5–1 1–3 0–0 2–0 1–0
Wexford Youths 3–3 1–3 0–3 5–2 0–2
Source: www.rsssf.com
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion/Relegation play-off

Galway United, the tenth-placed team in the 2011 Premier Division, and Monaghan United, the third-placed team of the First Division, played off to see who would play in the 2012 Premier Division. The playoff was contested in a two-legged format. [2]

1 November 2011 Monaghan United2 – 0Galway UnitedKingspan Century Park
19.45 GMT Isichei  13'
S. Brennan  87'
4 November 2011 Galway United1 – 3Monaghan UnitedTerryland Park
19.45 GMT Murphy  82'  26', 33' O'Brien
 51' R. Brennan

Monaghan United won 5–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the Premier Division. Galway United were relegated to the First Division.

Awards

Top Goalscorers
Scorer Club Goals
Graham Cummins Cork City [1] 24
Philip Hughes Shelbourne 20
David Cassidy Shelbourne 15
Sean Brennan Monaghan United 14
Conan Byrne Shelbourne 13

Player of the Year
Winner Club
Graham Cummins Cork City [3]

See also

References
  1. "Ireland - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. "Ireland 2011". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. "Zayed scoops Player of the Year award". extratime.ie. 13 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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